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【正文】 me near, the pri soner knocked hi m to t he ground wi th a sharp blow. Then, jumping into t he car , he drove of f as qui ckly as he coul d. Leson82 Monster or fish? 是妖還是魚？ Fisher men and sailors som eti mes claim to have seen monst er s in the sea. Though peopl e have of ten laughed at stor ies t ol d by seamen, it i s now known that many of these 39。monst er s39。 whi ch have at times bee n si ghted ar e si mpl y st range fi sh. Ocasional ly, unusual cr eatures ar e washed to t he shore, but they are r ar el y caught out at sea. Some tim e ago, however , a peculiar fi sh was caught near Madagascar . A smal fi shing boat was car ried mil es out t o sea by t he power ful f ish as i t pulled on the line. Real izing that this was no ordinary f ish, the fi sher man m ade every efor t not t o damage i t i n any way. When i t was event ual y br ought t o shor e, it was found t o be over t hi rteen feet long. It had a head li ke a horse, big blue eyes, shining si lver ski n, and a bri ght red tail , The fish, which has si nce been sent t o a museum where it i s being examined by a scientist, is cal led an oar fi sh. Such cr eatures have rarely been seen al ive by man as t hey li ve at a dept h of six hundred feet . Leson83 Aft er the elect ions 大選之后 The former Prime Mi nist er , Mr Wentwort h Lane, was defeat ed i n the recent elect ions. He is now r et ir ing fr om poli tical if e and has gone abroad. My f riend, Crawley, has always been a f anat ical opponent of Mr Lane39。s Radical Progr esive Part y. Aft er t he elect ions, Cr awl ey went t o the former Pr ime Mi ni st er 39。s house. When he asked if Mr Lane li ved there, t he policeman on dut y told him t hat si nce his defeat, the exPr ime Minister had gone abr oad. On t he f ol lowing day, Cr awl ey went to t he house again. The same pol iceman was j ust walking slowly past he entrance, when Crawley asked the same quest ion. Though a lit tl e suspicious t hi s time, the poli ceman gave him the same answer . The day af ter, Crawley went to t he house once more and asked exact ly t he same question. This ti me, t he pol iceman lost his t emper .39。 I told you yesterday and the day bef ore yesterday,39。 he shouted, 39。Mr Lane was def eated in t he elect ions. He has retir ed f rom polit ical li fe and gone t o live abr oad !39。 39。 I know, 39。 answered Cr awl ey,39。 but I love t o hear you say it !39。 Leson84 On strike 罷工 Busmen have deci ded to go on st rike next wek. The str ike is due t o begin on Tuesday. No one knows how long i t wi l last . The busmen have st at ed t hat the st rike wil l cont inue until general agreement i s r eached about pay and wor king condi tions. Most peopl e beli eve that he str ike wi l last f or at l east a week. Many owners of pr ivat e cars are goi ng t o of fer 39。fr e r ides39。 to peopl e on t heir way to work. This wi l relieve pr essure on the tr ai ns t o some extent. Meanwhi le, a number of univer si ty st udent s have volunt ered to dr ive buses whi le the stri ke l asts . Al l t he young men ar e exper t dri ver s, but befor e they dri ve any of the buses, they wil l have t o pass a special t est. The students are goi ng t o take t he t est i n two days39。 ti me. Even so, people are goi ng t o find i t di f ficult to get to work. But so far, the public has expr essed it s gr at itude to the students in l et er s to the Pres. Onl y one or t wo peopl e have object ed t hat the students wi l dr ive too fast ! Leson85 Never t oo ol d to learn 活到老學(xué)到老 I have just recei ved a leter fr om my ol d school informi ng me t hat my former head master, Mr Regmald Page, wi l be r etir ing next week. Pupil s of the school, old and new, wi l be sending hi m a present t o mar k the occasion. Al those who have contri buted towards the gi ft wil l sign thei r names i n a large al bum which wil l be sent t o the headmast er 39。s home. We shal l al r emember Mr Page for hi s pati ence and under st andi ng and for the ki ndly encouragement he gave us when we went so unwil ingl y to school . A gr eat many form er pupil s wi l be at ending a farewel l dinner i n hi s honour next Thur sday. It is a cur ious coinci dence t hat he day befor e his r et ir ement , Mr Page wi l have been t eachi ng f or a t ot al of f or ty year s. After he has retir ed, he wi l devot e hi mself to gardening. For hi m, t hi s wi l be an ent ir ely new hobby. But t hi s does not mat er , f or, as he has of t en r emarked, one is never too ol d to learn. Lesson86 Out of cont rol 失控 As the man t ri ed t o swing the speed boat r ound, the st eri ng wheel came away i n hi s hands. He waved desper at el y to his panion, who had been water skiing f or the last f ift en minutes. Bot h men had hardly had time t o real ize what was happening when they wer e thrown vi ol ent1y i nt o the sea. The speed boat had st ruck a buoy, but it continued t o move ver y quickly acr oss the water . Both men had just begun to swim t owards the shore. when they noticed with dismay that the speedboat was moving in a circle. It now came str aight towards t hem at tr emendous speed. In l ess than a mi nut e, it roared past the m onl y a few feet away. Aft er it had pased, they swam on as quickly as they could because they knew that t he boat would soon r et ur n. They had j ust had enough t ime to swim out of danger when t he boat again pleted a ci rcle. On t hi s occasion, however , i t had sl owed down consi der ably. The pet rol had near ly al been used up. Bef or e long, the noise dr opped pl et el y and the boat began to dr ift gentl y acr oss the wat er . Lesson87 A perfect ali bi 極好的不在犯罪現(xiàn)場的證據(jù) 39。At the time t he murder was mi ted, I was t ravel ing on t he o39。clock train t o London,39。 said t he man. 39。Do you al ways catch such an ear ly t rain ?39。 asked the inspector. 39。Of course I do,39。 answer ed t he man.39。 I must be at work at o39。clock. My employer wil l conf